Exclusive: COVID-19 task force chairman NK Arora on meeting the target of 75 Crore doses
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said that India has distributed over 750 million COVID vaccine doses since the launch of the nationwide campaign in January this year. At this rate, 43 percent of the country's population will be covered by December. COVID-19 Task Force Chairman NK Arora praised all the contributors to this mission.
Sep 14, 2021, 17:24 PM IST
COVID-19 Delta variant 40-60 percent more transmissible than Alpha, says govt expert panel chief
The Co-Chair of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), Dr Arora expressed his concern over the severity of the variant and said that the Delta variant replicates faster and leads to a strong inflammatory response in organs.
Jul 19, 2021, 14:11 PM IST
Children likely to be vaccinated with Zydus Cadila from September, reveals expert panel head
“I think sometime in the third quarter or by early January-February we should be able to give it to 2 to 18-year-olds. But trial data for Zydus Cadila for 12 to 18-year-olds will be available even before that,” said head of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration, Dr NK Arora.
Jul 09, 2021, 13:26 PM IST
Covishield single shot is 61% effective against delta strain: Covid Panel Chief
Amid the ongoing debate over the gap between two doses of the Covishield vaccine, COVID Working Group chief Dr NK Arora revealed that, as per the research, Serum Institute’s Covishield can provide 61 percent effectiveness against the Delta strain.
Jun 17, 2021, 11:42 AM IST
No reason to believe children will be severely affected in third Covid wave: Dr NK Arora
Some experts are highlighting the need for preparation warning that children could be affected by the third wave more than adults. AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria has also said there was no indication that children will be severely or more affected in the third wave of the pandemic.
May 25, 2021, 15:55 PM IST
